Social Cause # 05 : Are you concerned about violent crime in your community – about rape ? about murder ? about assault ? about armed robbery ? And are you concerned about various forms of domestic violence as well – like child abuse ? like spousal abuse ? like slavery ? like sexual assault ? … Well , do you remember the studies cited previously in Myth # 38 – Amy Fitzgerald ’ s 2007 Windsor University study that found that a direct correlation between high rates of violent crime and the presence of slaughterhouses in U . S . communities ? … and the 2013 Australian study that found that slaughterhouse workers are clearly more prone to acts of violence ? … and Nik Tayler ’ s Flinders University study that proved that the more desensitized &/ or aggressive a person was towards animals , the more desensitized &/ or aggressive he or she will be towards humans as well ? Well , now you do …
Indeed , Prof . Armando D ’ Elia ( naturalist , chemist and expert dietician ) recently noted that , “[ Those ] speaking out against the use of meat proteins can now call on support from neurobiology and the chemistry of neurotransmitters – two scientific disciplines that explain how certain foods cause certain human behaviors . As a result we can now act with greater certainty in our food choices … Among other things , we can reject the idea that violence is innate in humans : No-one is born aggressive or ‘ evil ’ – and yet we can become so … by eating meat .”
“ All violence is a futile attempt to replace shame with self esteem .” ~ James Gilligan
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